NordVPN Review

A professional VPN service that protects your privacy with absolutely no logging. It's OpenVPN with 256-AES-CBC encryption means you can browse the internet and stream your favourite movies without any worry whatsoever.

Last Updated on April 26th, 2019

NordVPN is a Panama-based VPN allowing you to connect to 4,952 servers worldwide. It’s well known for it’s powerful features that are packed into an easy-to-use interface. From new VPN users to the experienced ones, NordVPN can be enjoyed from only $2.99 per month.

Pricing

If you’ve never used a VPN before or you simply don’t want to commit to a year-long plan, prices start from $11.95 per month. NordVPN’s prices fit nicely into the market, and are even slightly cheaper than ExpressVPN.

If you’re happy to sign up for a 3-year plan, your price per month will drop to $2.99. Regardless of which plan you choose, you’ll still receive the same awesome features that NordVPN offers. Let’s take a look at what you could get a hold of.

Features

Privacy: NordVPN will protect your IP address to ensure that your actual location cannot be tracked. This ensures that your internet activity, e.g. websites you visit, cannot be identified. NordVPN runs a strict ‘no logs policy’ which means they’ll never keep a record of the sites you’ve visited or any of your activity.

Unrestricted access: You can enjoy visiting your favourite websites, watching online films, all with unrestricted access and no limits on bandwidth. It doesn’t matter which plan you choose, you can still stream with the same speeds and access the same servers and locations.

Multiple devices: NordVPN can be used on up to 6 devices. You can choose whether you want to install the VPN on a desktop, smart device, or even a router! Not only does this make each pricing plan even more affordable, it’s super easy to stay protected on the go too.

Support: NordVPN runs a 24/7 customer support policy. Their award-winning customer service agents are available to answer queries 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Pros and Cons

Pros

+ Plenty of features

NordVPN offers loads of features. Lots of VPN’s make claim to their great features, so I thought it would be best to purchase NordVPN myself and give you the actual facts. Not only are NordVPN affordable, but they also include:

Features such as SmartPlay allow user to access hundreds of streaming services. If you can’t access your favourite Netflix shows because they’re only show in America, now you can watch them! From Amazon to BBC, Pandora to Netflix, you can stream with unrestricted access.

NordVPN’s OpenVPN ensures 256-AES-CBC with a 2048bit Diffie-Hellman key. Now, that might not make much sense to most people, but it essentially means NordVPN have gone above and beyond the industry standards. In short, their security measures are extremely good.

Last, but certainly not least, NordVPN boasts double data protection. What does that mean? If you choose to turn the option on, you can encrypt your data via two VPN servers, encrypting it twice. Personally, I don’t think many people will ever need to use this feature, but it is there if you want it.

+ Located in Panama

NordVPN was established in 2008 in Panama. Like many VPN services, NordVPN is located in an independent country where information sharing and logging isn’t monitored. It means that no laws are being broken, and NordVPN can continue to provide it’s great service to users around the world.

+ No logging policy

NordVPN employ a no logging policy as part of their service. Again, because they are based in Panama, there’s no need to store data or record and log this information. NordVPN, like most other VPN’s will record performance statistics, your email address, and payment information.

+ Torrenting and Netflix

NordVPN works well if you’re torrenting data or wanting to bypass geo-restrictions on Netflix. Netflix, unfortunately, are quite hot on cracking down these restrictions, however, around 4/5 attempts will allow you to access Netflix.

There are specific P2P servers that NordVPN have. These are supposed to be specifically used for torrenting to ensure safety and privacy, and the best user experience.

Cons

– Average U.S. speeds

If you’re looking for a super fast VPN to access U.S. locations, NordVPN may not be able to keep up. Although their connection speeds are great in most locations, the U.S. came out as just mediocre in my opinion.

Would I recommend NordVPN?

In short, yes, 100% I would recommend NordVPN!

The VPN service is safe and secure and does exactly what it’s supposed to do. It’s easy to use which makes it a great option for new and experienced VPN users. With thousands of servers across over 60 countries, NordVPN offers an awful lot from only $2.99 per month.

Admittedly, NordVPN isn’t as fast as other VPN services like ExpressVPN, but it will certainly do the job. As a U.K. user, their U.S. servers are just average in my opinion, but you can still easily enjoy streaming services like Netflix without any disruption.

NordVPN’s strict no logging policy, based in Panama, offers some of the highest forms of security I’ve seen in a VPN. After all, that’s really what you want from a VPN service.